Hinged box



Aug. 20, 1935. J. G. sPARKl-:s

HINGED BOX INVENTOR Patented Aug. zo, 1935 A autres rAisNr lcertes N iHINGED BOX John Gordon Sparkes, Great Neck, N. Y.

Application October 18, 1933, SerialNo. 694,182.`

` Renewed January 14, 1935 3 Claims. (Cl. 132-83) This' inventionrelates to the construction of cosmetic boxes, and in particular to anuniquer detail in the hinging of the cover of the box.

This detail represents a substantial part of the cost of producing asatisfactory box and4 many Vtypes of hinge have been designed for thispurpose. Most of these hinges are composed of small intricate partswhich require `skillful assembly operations.

A minimum of five pieces is `generally used to produce a vanity box ofsimple design. These parts are the box,-cover, mirror, hinge pin, and

bezel.

This design contemplates the formation of the hinge pin as an integralpart of the mirror, if a metal mirror is used, or of the bezel if aglass mirror is used. This detail produces a very satisfactory box at agreatly reduced cost, both for materials and assembly labor; and furtherreduces the box to a three piece unit in the case of the metal mirror,and only uses four pieces if the glass mirror is used.l

Besides .the economy of manufacture,l a very much more substantial boxis produced by this y construction.

' In order to more clearly describe the invention reference is made tothe accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification `andin which, v

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a substantially round vanity box with thishinge construction.

, Fig. 2 is a section taken on the linev 2 2 of Fig. 1. n

Fig. 3 is a vertical section, similar to Fig. 2 but showing amodification forv the use, of 'a glass mirror.

FigJi is a rear elevation of the box showing the method of making thehinge bearing.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the mirror removed from the cover.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the box cover.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the bezel with hinge pin used in the assemblyshown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a plan View showing the hinge design applied to a rectangularbox.

lig. 9 isa vertical section taken on the line 9-9 in Fig. 8.

In the drawing a vanitybox with a bottom l, has side walls 2 drawnintegral therewith. A tab 3 is extended from the side wall 2 of the boxto form a hinge bearing 4 when rolled backward as shown in Fig. 2. Amirror vpreferably of p0lished metal has an extension 6 projecting therefrom,this extension has a slot lpierced therein to form the hinge pin .VThis hinge pin of course runs parallel to a tangent to the box, as shownin Fig. l. The hinge pin may be swaged to make it round if desired. Abox cover 9 of shape the same as the box but of a size suitable to fitinto the box, has downturned side walls IQ 5 and a slot i! piercedtherein adapted to receive the extension 6 of the mirror 5. When themirror is assembled into the cover, with extension 6 projecting throughslot il and the mirror set rmly against the cover 9, the side wall I0 is10 shaped inward to engage the edge of the mirror and clinch it in thecover. The cover being tightly clinched to the mirror it is ready toassemble to the box. The tab 3 formed on the side wall l2 of the box isthreaded through the slot l 15 of the extension B; and is then curledaround the hinge pin 8 While it is in place. This forms the hingeconnecting the box, cover and mirror permanently together. The cover 9then enters the side wall 2 of the box and is stopped at proper 20 levelby stop I2, formed by lancing a small projection outward, preferablydirectly opposite the hinge.v In order to clear the hinge connectionproperly notches I3 are provided at each end of the hinge bearing li, asshown in Fig. 4.

When a glass mirror 5a is used, it is placed in the cover 9, just as themetal mirror described, but to retain it in place a bezel i5 is used andis clinched in by the edge of the cover as before. The extension I6 isprovided on the 30 bezel and is constructed exactly as the extensiondescribed. The cover enters the box and is stoppedvby the projection I2as before.

TheA Figures 8 and 9 show the same construction applied to a rectangularbox. 35

Obviously this same hinging principle may be applied to boxes of varieddesign, and for various uses without departing from the scope andpurpose of this invention.

Furthermore a plate may be used instead of 40 the metal mirror or bezelas described to effecty the same hinge construction for boxes requiringno mirror.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: 45

1. A covered box comprising a compartment with upturned side walls, acover with downturned edge, an aperture in said edge, a plate shaped toit into said cover and to be rmly engaged thereby, an extension fromsaid plate pro- 50 jecting through said aperture, a hinge pin formed inthe said extension, a hinge bearing formed from the side walls of saidcompartment and adapted to engage and bear on said hinge pin,substantially as described.

i f y2. A eover'eciboi':` comprising a compartment: Y with upturned sideWa11ks,a cover withr dovvn?KV turned edge, an aperture in saidedge,uaymeta1 mirror shaped to gt intosaid cover and to be irmlyengagedthereby, an extension `from said mirror projecting through saidaperture, a hinge v pinformed in the said extension, a hinge bearingformed irm the side Wall of 'said compartment and Vadapted to :engageand bear ongvsaid hinge ping'substantiallyfas described. f

3. A coveredv box 'compri pinv formed in the said extension, a hingebearing formed from'the side Wall of the saidcompartment and adapted toengage and bear ori the y j hinge piu, substantalyas described. singacompartment- JoHN' GORDON sPARKEe

